This paper investigates the managing strategies of a bank's liquidity reserve in the broader context of the role of asset-liability management according to the liquidity issues of a banking organisation. Several types of liquidity are presented and how these are interconnected and how they might...

This paper discusses the management of loan commitments (Kreditzusagen). First, we elaborate on the necessary steps to efficiently manage liquidity facilities. In particular, the drawdown pattern of single commitments and a portfolio of such commitments have to be modelled. Based on the drawdown...

The aim of this working paper is to introduce the reader to the relatively new instrument of AT 1 bonds. For this purpose, the strict regulatory requirements for the instrument class are explained and the capital requirements of banks are outlined. Afterwards, the market for AT 1 bonds is...